Comment on How can i make myself poisonous to mosquitos?
SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
I thought it was more common, but mosquito bites do not effect me, and I only get bit very very occasionally. My kid, on the other hand, gets eaten by mosquitoes and has a very harsh reaction.
What would cause mosquitoes to naturally not want to bite me & no itching/bumps/reaction to their bites?
Sylvartas@lemmy.world 1 month ago
For the no itching/bumps part, I think the absence of an immune system reaction (or a weak one) will do that
SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
Yeah, that tracks. 🫠
Sylvartas@lemmy.world 1 month ago
IIRC the itching is an immune response to the shit they inject you so you don’t feel the bite as much while they’re drinking, and huge bumps/lots of itching is an allergic reactions of sorts. So you may have no reaction to it, or a very light one